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    "id": 22814,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kimunya",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Transport",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 174,
        "legal_name": "Amos Muhinga Kimunya",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is through the Committee of Supply that the House can approve the Estimates. Once this Motion is approved by the House, it triggers the drafting and publication of the Appropriation Bill which is then used to withdraw the money from the Consolidated Fund. We are in a step in between. It is not defined in the Constitution because the Constitution states that the Estimates will be reviewed by the Committee which will make its recommendations to the House. The next thing that it starts with is that “once the Estimates have been approved”. So, the only place where you can look at how the approval is done is through the tradition of Parliament. The tradition is then through the Committee of Supply which is then defined within our Standing Orders. So, we are not breaking any law. There is nothing like flouting the Constitution. Everything is quite in order. If you look at the Chairman of the Budget Committee, you will see that he is nodding. Because hon. Mbadi is a Member of the Budget Committee, I will need to discuss this further with him. This is probably a matter of misunderstanding. We are moving between two systems, namely, the way we used to approve the Budget in the past and the current way. I believe that we are quite right. Since I have given that clarification, it is important that we appreciate that we have changed our system. I recognize the role that the Committee has played in these things. I would have wanted to contribute much more, but I beg to second."
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